Trying to find someone I can believe

Published 3:37 pm, Friday, April 22, 2016

Are we like cattle, each of us being led by promises until we reach the end? What will that end be and when will it be? These are questions I have but am afraid to ask.

I know Im not the only one who feels this way, and Im surely not the only one seeking answers and information. Trying to find an answer to political questions is one of the greatest problems facing todays society. Sadly, too many of us are becoming aware we cannot find a truthful answer.

With the constant news broadcast and wide-spread use of the Internet to access information, finding the truth becomes more and more difficult. How can anyone believe anything they hear or see when before they can digest the importance of the information, it is disqualified, said to be incorrect? If you doubt my statement is true, you must not watch TV very often. Just watch the news on the major networks or even the local nightly news  you may be surprised at what you see if you are not a regular viewer.

My conjecture is not new. I can remember an old saying, You can only believe half of what you see and none of what you hear.

I receive messages on the Internet, almost daily, regarding ethnic or gender questions pertaining to our presidential candidates. They are very disturbing. Many come from those stating their opinion, hoping perhaps to see them in my or my fellow columnists columns. I can assure you that will not happen in my case. My column is made up of my opinion, as I see it  theyll just have to get their own column.

It seems almost every week one of our candidates is shown to be a, well, a liar. Yes, I know that is a strong word, but its synonyms are: fraud, fake, imposter, hypocrite and phony. Would you prefer one of those? If you really think I am making a bold statement, what do you call an untrue statement made by a person seeking the highest office in our land? If I see a person deliver a statement, followed by a reversal shortly thereafter, I think I witnessed a non-truth. I was raised to believe if someone makes a false statement, its called a lie. My problem with all of this is, can a person proven to make false claims ask their fellow Americans to vote them into office? Hold on, if we dont vote for someone who has misspoken, been misquoted, misunderstood, or just told a little white lie, who do we vote for?

As I see it, and have said in past columns, I am non-partisan. I dont care which party presents an honest man or woman, black, white, yellow or brown. If that person has not been proven to have misrepresented themselves, they are my candidate. This election process (now in its second year) has not been able to present such a person.

I think we can all agree this problem has been with us for a long time, and now it is just seems to be common behavior. Now dont misunderstand, I am not a purist, I just want to vote for a person I can believe.

There have been many presidents who have lied. I voted for a number of them. Remember the phrases, Read my lips, no new taxes, and WMDs are in Iraq to name a couple. And there was that classic from Bill Clinton among with others Im sure you can recall from past presidents.

Does anyone really know who to believe? Is it impossible to find a candidate with enough integrity to speak the truth or not speak at all? If you have doubts about what I have said, just refer to the candidates name on the Internet, sit back and have a look. WARNING: Do not attempt this unless you have few things of importance to do before the election.